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SPRING SKI: Olympic Valley
Olympics 60 anniversary… reflection… and etymological research… learning something new every day… Nice first stay at Granlibakken… yummy dinner at Thai Kitchen at their new location at 877 N. Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City… surprising good snow… after a drought … Continue reading
LAKE TAHOE: West Shore
Conflicting snow news and late start of the day make for a full sightseeing day… on the west shore… from the forest stroll at Ward Creek Park… to the slippery Eagle Rock climbing… picnicking on the lake shore at Ed … Continue reading
18. VAL-DE-LOIRE: Saumur to Amboise
Another hot day in Loire Valley … to start in a troglodyte cave… the Saut-aux-Loups… mushroom cellars… too early for lunch… that’s what the next destination is for… Tours! We miss the marché artisanal in Tours… have lunch at Les … Continue reading
Posted in .2019.06-07.France, .Amboise, .mushroom, .restaurant, .Saumur, .sweets, .Tours
Tagged Amboise, Loire Valley, Montsoreau, Saumur, Saut aux Loups, Tours, Val-de-Loire
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17. VAL-DE-LOIRE: The Castle Triangle
On a hot day… hide in a castle… repeat three times… from the playful Château-Musée de Saumur… to the enchantments of the Azay-le-Rideau… closing the castle triangle with the Renaissance gardens of Villandry… après-chateaux in Saumur… lively place… no reservation, … Continue reading
11. NORMANDY: Honfleur
Late start on Honfleur roofs after the long Fête de la Musique night… yummy surprise downstairs… it’s the Saturday market… so many good looking and tasting cheese… and sausages… olives & marinated garlic… baguette tradition & pain au céréales… fruits … Continue reading
8. IMPRESSIONIST ITINERARY: Giverny-Rouen
The day has come… to leave Paris… first we take a fast RER B to rent a car at the airport… then we start the new impressionist adventure… the first surprise pops up on the way to Giverny… a real … Continue reading
THANKSGIVING: Refuge by the Sea
A new tradition started last year… Thanksgiving at Asilomar… Refuge by the Sea… this time getting ready for a long awaited storm… after the most devastating Camp Fire… many thoughts on that… and the current state of the world… appreciating … Continue reading
5.LHR-VIE
A day of flight… with all the associated delight… feels like a short commuting from London to Vienna… followed by a longer drive than we imagined… that makes us miss the Klimt Center on the Attersee… still enjoying the scenic … Continue reading
Posted in .hotel, .mountains, .restaurant, .Salzkammergut, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI, hike
Tagged Bad Goisern, Moserwirt, Salzkammergut
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4.LON: BritiShakespeare Day
Yummy early morning at Maitre Choux in South Kensington… on our way to see a newly reopened British Museum gallery… for a journey through China and South Asia… brush painting weaved with musical discoveries from around the world… loosely following … Continue reading
Posted in .British_Museum, .food, .LONDON, .restaurant, .Royal_Institute_of_British_Architects, .Shakespeare’s_Globe, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI, travel
Tagged Admonition Stroll, British Museum, Chinese Jade Gallery, House of Flowing Happiness, Korea Gallery, Landscape, London, Maitre Choux, Mango, No Su-hyeon, Planet Organic, Ravi Shankar, Royal Institute of British Architects, Shakespeare's Globe, Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia, South Kensington, The British Museum's Sarangbang, The Two Noble Kinsmen
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